Toilet-seat attachment.



0. A. BERGER.

TOILET SEAT ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, -1909. RENEWED DEG. 27, 1909.

999562 Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHE ET 1.

O. A. BERGER.

TOILET SEAT ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED 1mm, 1909. RENEWED DEC. 27, 1909.

949,562., Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

Z SHEETS-SHEET 2.

TOILET-SEAT ATTACHMENT.

erases.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 115 ifiid.

Application filed January 8, 19%, serial No. 71,263. Renewed December 2'2, 1909. Serial No. 535,149.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Orro A. BERGER, citizen of theUnited States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented newand useful Improvements in Toilet-Seat Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a toilet-seat attachment, and pertains especially to a mechanism for holding, feeding, and spreading paper over the seat for protective purposes.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more "fully described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a 'iront elevation showing the lever in the extended position and the seat covered. Fig. 2 is a plan View of same. Fig. 3 is a section oi the sleeve and rod, showing the crank-arms connected. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the sleeve arm, showing the spring catch and rod. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the lever approaching to grip the paper. Fig; 6 is a section or the grippers. Fig. 7 is another section showing the inner rod crankarm connection. Fig. 8 shows the positionof the spring catch when the grippers are open.- Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section of the sleeve and rod, showing the cranks and levers connected.

A represents a toilet-seat of any descri tion, and to which the invention is applicable. Arranged at one side of the seat is a casing 2 of suitable description, designed to hold a ipecially pre ared roll 8 of paper or fabric.

referably t is roll comprises a series of detaohably connected Sections as 4-, the roll being perforated at intervals, las represented at 5, so that a section can-be easily torn ofi' and each section is out out in an appropriate manner, as represented at 6. The paper feeds out throu h the case when 2 and over a ledge 7 and eneath the spring-actuated clamp members 8; an edge of the sheet or web of protective material ordinarilyprojecting outward far enou h so as to be read y ngaied by the grippers 9-10 by which the we isdrawn into operative position over the seat. This gripping and carrying means comprises the following instru= the arm is swungto its limit-of movement toward the roll, or the feed side of the seat, and grip the paper so that a succeeding movement of the arm outward away from the roll will operatetounwind the requisite quantity of paper from the roll; the clamp members 8 having been released in a manner shortly to be described. One set of grippers 9 is carried on a sleevel2, and the other set of grippers or jaws 10 is carried on a rod 13 concentric with the sleeve. The sleeve is turnably mounted on the arm 11, the outer end of the sleeve carrying a crank armld connected by a link 15 with the stationary part of the apparatus, and proxi: mate to the fulcrum iii of lever arm 11. The object of time mounting the armand connecting it by the link 15 is to keep the jaw members 9 as close to the seat as possible in the oscillating movements of the arm 11. The under side of the sleeve is cut out so as to permit of the attachment of the grip pets 10 to the rod 13. Also there is connected to the rod 13 an arm 17' to which a link 18 is attached or a spring lQ acts on the link normally to press the jaws 910 together. The manual opening of the jaws 9-- 16 is efiected by means of'a handle 20 on the rod 13. The outward movement of the arm 11 away from the roll is limited by a suitable stop or rubber bufier 21, and the accidental return of the arm toward the roll after stretching the paper or other protective material is limited by suitable means, as the do 22 pivoted to the arm and engaging a suitable catch 23. The link 18, on which the spring 19 acts to close-the jaws 9i0, extends downward and connects at 24 with the dog, so that when the handle 20 is turned to open the jaws it will also rise up on the rod or link 18 and trip the latch Q2, so as to allow the arm 11 to swing inward again toward the roll. enever the thus opened, a spring catch 25 :inward and engage a slot in the rod an hold the jaws open until they are swung at the end of the sleeve-is adapted to swin in to grasp the; sheet of paper, whereuponthis catch 25 strikes an abutment 26, releasing the jaws and allowing them to grip the paper, so that on the next outward movement of the arm the paper Wlll be drawn over the seat. As the arm reaches from the box 2 and permlt the pulled out section to be detached when desired. A

withdrawnsection of the paper is detached by a.'simple,=quick, outward ]6Ik on the arm which a rod 28*connects, and a spring before releasing the section by the jaws.

The clamps 8 are operated by the following means: The rod on which these clamps are fixed carries a little crank arm 27 5; acts on this rod to tend to close the. clamps 8. This rod. extends down and is engaged byacam bar '30 pivoted to'the arm-11. The rod 28 rests on the cam bar 30 and upholds the clamps and keepsthem open at all times, except when the arm ll is swun to its outermost movement away from t e roll. It is at that-time that the rod 28. rides oil of the cam bar 30 and allows the clamps to I close and grip the paper. The moment the cillating arm.

arm swin s m again toward the roll, the rod 28 rides u over 'theend of the bar 30 and lifts the c amps.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-.--

1. Thecombination with a toilet-seat, of a roll of, paper suitably mounted on one side,

and. a. carriage movable toward and from the.

roll, said carriage having gripping means to engage an edge of the paper to draw it across the seat. t

2. The combination with a toilet-seat, of a roll of paper suitably mounted on one side, and a carriage movable'toward and from the roll, said carriage having gripping means to engage an edge of the paper to draw it across .the seat, and-said carriage including anos- 3. The combination with a toilet-seat, of a roll-of paper mounted at one side thereof,

and a carriage movable'over the seat and toward and from the roll, said carriage havin spring-actuated ri pers engageable and disengageable with the paper on the roll.

4. The combination wlth a toilet seat,-of a roll of paper mounted at one side thereof,

thereon adap a carriage movable over the seat and toward and from-the roll, said carriage including a rockable arm and spring actuated ward an ippersgr carried. by' the arm and extending parallel to engage and d sengage" with the. paper on the roll, means for holding the grippers open, and means for closing thegrippersas they approach the roll.

' 5.. The combination with a'toilet seat and a roll of paper mounted at one side thereof, of

a paper-feeding mechanism comprising a suitable support for the roll, a carriage movable toward and from the roll, said carriage including a rockable arm and spring-actuated grippers on the arm, means for holding the grippers open, means for closing the grippers as they approach the roll, and clamp members independent of the grippers and operated b the arm for grippingthe strip unwound rom the roll.

6. The combination with a toilet seat and I a roll of paper mounted at one side thereof,

a carriage movable over the seat and toward taining them open, means to release the' grippers when the arm swings toward the roll, and means to clamp the paper between the grippers when the arm swings away from the roll. 1

- 8. In paper-feeding mechanism, the combination ot means for suitably supporting a roll of paper, a rockable arm movable toward and from the roll, a sleeve turnably carried by the arm and extending parallel with the roll, an independently rockable rod in'the sleeve, cooperating gripper members on the sleeve and rod, and means for operating said grip ers Y 9. In paper-h ading mechanism, the 00111- bination of means for'suitably supporting a roll of paper, a rockable arm movable toward and from the roll, a sleeve turnably carried by the arm 'and extending parallel with the roll,'an independently rockable rod in the sleeve, cooperating grip er members on the sleeve and rod, means "or operating said grippers, detent means to limit the return movement of the arm when swung outward from the roll, and means connected with the grippers to operate said detent member.

10. In paper-feeding mechanism, the combination of means for suitably supporting a roll-ofdpa er, a rockable arm movable toromthe roll, a sleeve turnably eeeme with the roll, an independently roekable rod In testimony whereof I have he fennto'set in the sleeve, cooperating grip er members my hand in presence of two subsembmg wit- 10 on the sleeve and rod, mleans 1; operatigg nesses.

said ri pers, means to cam 12 e pa er e- 'CWQBI? tI ie grippers and the roll wh en the OTTO BERGER arm is swung outward, and means connected Witnesses:

with the arm to operate said clamping A, K. Deeon'rr,

means. R. P. BURNS. 

